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Vancouver Whitecaps back home to face Sporting Kansas City after long road trip
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps can probably be forgiven if they have to look up directions to B.C. Place Stadium. “Big, white building,” head coach Carl Robinson quipped when asked if...
May 19, 2017
Security consultations suggest preference for freedoms over new powers
OTTAWA - Protection of individual rights and freedoms trumped the idea of additional powers for security agencies and police among participants in federal consultations on national security, says a ne...
May 19, 2017
Mounties investigating armed robbery of Winfield residence
Mounties are investigating after thieves robbed a residence with firearms just south of Winfield. It was on the afternoon of May 18 when police were called about three males entering an unlocked resid...
May 19, 2017
Looking back at the 2016 Mastercard Memorial Cup
I honestly can't believe it's been a whole year since the 2016 Mastercard Memorial Cup got underway in Red Deer. Looking back, those 10 days now seem like a blur... but allow me to put on my Captain O...
May 19, 2017
Eisenberg to play Marceau in Jakubowicz's 'Resistance'
NEW YORK - The director of an upcoming film on the French resistance during World War II says Jesse Eisenberg has signed to play mime Marcel Marceau. Jonathan Jakubowicz wrote in an email Friday that ...
May 19, 2017
Red Deerian rewarded for PCN Women's Fun Run fundraising
A lucky Red Deerian drove away in a new Roadster convertible from Gord Scott Nissan on Friday morning. Local dentist Shauna Walsh won a four-month lease for the car by raising funds for last weekend&#...
May 19, 2017
Canadian men look to end rugby sevens season on high note in London
Canada wraps up the World Sevens season this weekend in London, hoping to end on a high note after a disappointing showing in Paris. Still there have been more pluses than minuses for coach Damian McG...
May 19, 2017
Sullivan's gamble on Murray pays off with Penguins 3-2 win over Senators
OTTAWA - It turns out Mike Sullivan’s decision to start Matt Murray for Game 4 of the NHL’s Eastern Conference final was the right one. Murray, who hadn’t started a game since April ...
May 19, 2017
Italy makes 12 vaccines mandatory for school-age children
MILAN - The Italian government on Friday made 12 vaccines mandatory for children attending school up to age 16 in an effort to combat what it characterizes as misinformation about vaccines. The new me...
May 19, 2017
Dreeshen: Thank You, Rona Ambrose
As we look forward to the upcoming May Long weekend, in hopes that the good weather is not far behind, I wanted to provide you a quick update from Ottawa. Rona Ambrose Leaves Federal Politics On May 1...
May 19, 2017